World Vision is a multi billion dollar organization with some concerning practices ranging from objectifying poverty imagery to the monetization of subsidized agriculture that undermines local markets in the name of food aid.
There's no such thing as a good orphanage.
An interview with a Haitian peanut butter entrepreneur
Last month, 61 NGOs signed "An Open Letter to the USDA and USAID on planned peanut shipment to Haiti" and begun an internet firestorm. This is a sign of progress. We'd like to add a Haitian voice to the discussion.
Visiting orphanages is bad for kids (and other lessons from the making of Poverty, Inc.)
"This land is not for sale."
Speaking on a panel called "Growth Markets, Development Opportunities: Africa & the Middle East" this evening at the MIT World Real Estate Forum at the MIT Media Lab, Accra-based real estate Carlo Matta of Laurus Development Partners explained the pervasive challenge of land title ambiguity dampening economic activity in countries like Ghana.